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Program lets some LI anglers pay to avoid fishing ban

Starting tomorrow and for the next 2 1/2 weeks, New York anglers won't be allowed to catch summer flounder, the popular fish also known as fluke that has long been a major engine of Long Island's recreational fishing industry.

But not everyone's cooling their heels at the docks.

A select group of charter and party boats have paid for the right to take customers out fishing without...

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